Tuesday, April 5, 2022 – Photo of the Day – Jerusalem

TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022 HAIFA (NAZARETH), ISRAEL All Aboard: 10:30 PM Departure: 11:00 PM
TODAY’S WEATHER Partly Cloudy High: 83°F 28°C Low: 64°F 18°C
DRESS CODE: CASUAL
For Ladies: DRESSES OR BLOUSES AND PANTS
For Gentlemen: SPORT SHIRTS AND SLACKS
No shorts or flip flop type footwear after 6:00 PM in indoor venues

Today’s Schedule

GOOD MORNING
7:00 Morning Walk (signup required) with Personal Trainer Nemanja Jogging Track (9)
8:00 Pure Form Pilates with Personal Trainer Nemanja Aerobics Room (10)
8:30 Today’s Silver Quiz & Sudoku are available on request. Please ask at reception Reception (5)
9:00 Shuffleboard is available for your enjoyment throughout the day (unhosted – until 7:00 pm) Shuffleboard Court (10)
10:00 The Library is open with a selection of books. (When returning books please place in the drop box not back on the shelves)
10:00 Board Games are available on request – please ask at reception Reception (5)
GOOD AFTERNOON
2:00 Cards & Board Games are available on request – please ask at reception Reception (5)
2:00 Bridge Play with your fellow Guests (unhosted) Conference Room (7)
4:00 Afternoon Teatime: music by Cocktail Pianist Alex The Bar (5)
4:00 Stretch and Release Class with Personal Trainer Nemanja Aerobics Room (10)
4:45 Team Trivia with International Hostess Cristina and Host Giancarlo for fun and prize points. Panorama Lounge (8)
5:30 Golf Putting Challenge with The Voices of Silversea. Prize points to be won! Lobby (4)
GOOD EVENING – DRESS CODE: CASUAL
6:30 Cocktail Pianist Alex and Piano Vocalist Remon captivate you with their beautiful music The Bar (5)
6:30 The Whisper Trio entertains you while you enjoy a pre-dinner cocktail Panorama Lounge (8)
7:00 Solo Travellers – Get Together with fellow guests and Gentlemen Hosts Panorama Lounge (8)
9:15 The Whisper Trio plays for your listening and dancing pleasure Panorama Lounge (8)
9:30 Cocktail Pianist Alex and Piano Vocalist Remon play enchanting melodies for your listening and dancing pleasure The Bar 9:45 Showtime! Silversea proudly presents KRISTIAN GREY – The Mind Reader The Show Lounge (6)
Kristian Grey is back with an all-new show! Join us for an evening of Mind Reading and intimate sleight of hand.
Tonight Kristian will attempt to delve inside the mind as well as perform his award-winning sleight of hand,
all projected on the big screen! The only question is… “Are You Watching Closely?”
10:30 Dance the night away with our DJ Gabor Panorama Lounge (8)
10:30 All aboard! Silver Whisper prepares to sail
11:00 Silver Whisper sails for Rhodes, Greece

Today’s Excursion – Best of Jerusalem & Old City Walking Tour

Discover Jerusalem’s ancient beauty and some of history’s most sacred sites during this scenic, full-day sightseeing tour of Israel’s capital city.

Panoramic Drive, Mount Scopus, Garden of Gethsemane

Depart the pier in Haifa for the approximate 150 min drive into the Judean Hills. On the drive to Jerusalem, familiar names caught our attention all along the way. We had a magnificent view over the Golden City from atop the Mount Scopus. We walked through the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus spent the last moments before his arrest. Early Christians were already holding gatherings here before the first church was built around AD 380. Visit the beautiful church and see some of the oldest olive trees remaining in Jerusalem. The oldest is dated to 1092 AD.

Mt. Zion

Our drive continued to Mt. Zion located south of today’s city walls. We made a visit to the Room of the Last Supper where Jesus’ last meal with his disciples and the descent of the Holy Spirit is thought to have taken place. Located on the ground floor of Mt. Zion is the Tomb of King David one of the most visited and venerated sites by people of the Jewish faith.

Old City, Walking Tour

We entered the Old City via the Zion Gate and walked through the Jewish Quarter and the Roman Cardo to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on the site of Christ’s resurrection. The original vast sanctuary built here by Emperor Constantine was destroyed centuries later but a replacement was eventually rebuilt by the Crusaders. Inside the church, you will see the last five Stations of the Cross. They are (10) he is stripped of his garments, (11) he is nailed to the cross, (12) he dies on the cross, (13) he is taken down from the cross, and (14) he is placed in the sepulcher. Although not traditionally part of the Stations, the Resurrection of Jesus is sometimes included as an unofficial fifteenth station.

We walked through the colorful bazaar as you continue en route to the Western Wailing Wall. This is the last vestige of the ramparts that surrounded the Holy Temple of the Jews, built by Solomon, destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, rebuilt by Babylonian exiles, and burned down by Titus.